Human Rights

OUR COURTS AND POLITICS Once again, our judges are in the news for the wrong reasons. Speaking at a sensitization workshop on National Security strategy for judges, Hon. Kan Dapaah echoed concerns about public confidence in the judiciary. He said, “Injustice occasioned as a result of the absence of an …

Accra, Ghana – The Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin has referred three (3) Members of Parliament to the Privileges Committee for absenting themselves for fifteen (15) sitting days. In an official communication to the House today, the Speaker mentioned Hon. Sara Adwoa Safo ( MP Dome Kwabenya), Hon. …

A Poem in Rememberance of HRM Naa Dr Puoure Puobe Chiir VII Nandom, A chiefdom with enviable accolades, A town with many beautiful people, A community of honest and hardworking folks, Her supreme leader held a PhD, He was the 7th occupant of the throne, He was as intelligent as …

Gnani, Ghana – Victims of alleged witchcraft in the Gnani-Tingdam community in the Yendi Municipality in the Northern Region are now relieved of the constant drudgery of having to walk several kilometres in search of potable water. Gnani, a name synonymous with witchcraft, is home to dozens of older women …

Tamale, Ghana – Pressure group, Concerned Youth of Tamale, has petitioned the Chief Executive Officer of the Tamale Teaching Hospital over what it describes as ” … some very disturbing problems that have worried the people of Tamale for some time now.” According to the group, the hospital’s Computerized Tomography Scan …

Karaga, Ghana – Member of Parliament for the Karaga Constituency and Deputy Minister for Energy on Sunday March 6, 2022 joined his constituents to celebrate Ghana’s 65th Independence Anniversary at Karaga in the Northern Region. Dr Mohammed Amin Adam who was a guest of honour,  “took the opportunity to express …

Accra, Ghana – The Eighteen-Member Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament on Thursday November 11, 2021 held its first public hearing on a Private Members’ Bill that would make it illegal to be gay or to advocate for gay rights. The Committee is under the chairmanship of Kwame …

An Open Letter to the Finance Minister, Dear Sir, 1. As you prepare to read the budget for 2022, I respectfully urge you not to do any such presentation without factoring the poor Conditions of Service of University Teachers. One of the abused refrain used in countering our demands this …

Accra, Ghana – The Right Honourable Speaker of Parliament Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin has summoned police officers who manhandled the Member of Parliament for Madina, Hon. Francis-Xavier Sosu, during a demonstration by his constituents over bad roads, to answer questions before the Privileges Committee. He tasked the Committee to swiftly …

Mensah Thompson of ASEPA writes… ASEPA’s OFFICIAL POSITION ON THE ANTI-LGBTQ BILL BEFORE PARLIAMENT 1. The anti-lgbtq bill currently before Parliament has generated a lot of controversies. 2.Last week some eminent Professors and Influential persons came out strongly to oppose the bill citing various reasons including the violation of the …